1983: Mohinder Amarnath (India)
After two World Cup wins, The West Indies were heavily favoured to win a third consecutive crown when they took on India at Lord's in the 1983 final.
Sent in to bat, India struggled against the powerful West Indies bowling attack and were dismissed for 183. Kris Srikkanth (38) blasted seven boundaries and one huge six while No.3 Mohinder Amarnath (26 off 80 balls) managed to put some runs on the board. Though the total that at first appeared inadequate but unexpectedly turned out to be match-winning.
Clive Lloyd's men looked destined for victory, but the game turned on its head when the India bowling attack took advantage of the pitch and weather conditions.
When Viv Richards smashed three consecutive boundaries from Madan Lal, India feared the worst. But after Kapil Dev took a stunning catch at mid-wicket, the Caribbean side were down to 76/6.
Jeffrey Dujon had batted well to reach 25 and threatened to take the game away again. But Amarnath's double strike to dismiss him and Malcolm Marshall brought them back in the game.
He finished with 3-12 from seven overs with last wicket of Michael Holding to earn the man-of-the-match award and India lifted their first World Cup.
